A young thug shot dead yesterday knew he was under “serious threat”.
Gardai believe James Whelan, who was named in court as being a member of an organised crime gang, was targeted by associates of Kinahan-linked mobster Mr Flashy.
The body of the 29-year-old, a relative of Ireland’s first convicted gangland killer “Cotton Eye” Joe Delaney, was discovered in the Deanstown Avenue area of Finglas iat around 4.30am.
